Principal’s Message

The foundations of instruction at Kelso are based on a rigorous curriculum, sound instructional practices, high performance expectations, and a sincere spirit of collaboration between the various members of the Kelso community, which results in a climate of excellence and achievement.

The latest Academic Performance Index (API) of 805 aptly demonstrates our commitment to the goal of consistent progress and achievement for all students. Kelso’s strong emphasis on achievement and accountability has led to local and national recognition of our efforts. Our successes have been the subject of media attention for a number of years. Kelso’s dedicated, visionary teachers have provided leadership and training
to the community of educators. Teachers, administrators, and Board of Education members from Inglewood and throughout the state regularly observe our practices.

Teachers serve as master teachers for students from the University of Southern California, Loyola Marymount University,Pepperdine University, and National University. Our teachers have been featured in training videos for publishing companies. We have also been asked to contribute to the development and field testing of instructional curriculum.

Ugema Hosea-James, PRINCIPAL

 

Buildings
Kelso is a school centrally located in Inglewood, California, surrounded by a diverse community of residences and businesses. Originally built in 1925 with ten classrooms, a library and a cafeteria, Kelso has grown to 33 classrooms. Portables have encroached on our playground and overtaken our grassy areas. Kelso serves a population of 794 students, ranging from kindergarten through fifth grade.

More facts about the condition of our school buildings are available in an online supplement to this report called for by the Williams legislation of 2004. What you will find is an assessment of more than a dozen aspects of our buildings: their structural integrity, electrical systems, heating and ventilation systems, and more. The important purpose of this assessment is to determine if our buildings and grounds are safe and in good repair. If anything needs to be repaired, this assessment identifies it and targets a date by which we commit to make those repairs.

The guidelines for this assessment were written by the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC) and were brought about by the Williams legislation. You can look at the six-page survey form used for the assessment on the Web site of the OPSC.

Library We have a spacious, inviting library. The Kelso library is open for students five days a week; classes visit the library during their scheduled visitation time. Every year we add approximately 50